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QualitySolicitors appoints new chief exec as WHSmith tie-up comes to an end

Much-touted legal franchise QualitySolicitors (QS) has undergone a management shake-up, with founder and chief executive Craig Holt moving to the role of president to head up a new research and development division. Holt has appointed Ian Wheeler t...

20 Jun 2013 | 09:29

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inner image Linklaters and Sullivan take top roles on $1.7bn China milk merger

Linklaters and Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) are advising on China Mengniu Dairy's acquisition of Yashili International for $1.7bn (£1.08bn). The deal, announced this week, is seen as an attempt to consolidate China's milk production industry which was h...

20 Jun 2013 | 05:30

inner image Senior City lawyers lambast 'naive' and 'monstrous' bank reform plans

Senior City partners have come out strongly against proposals for banking reform published yesterday (19 June) by the commission tasked with restoring confidence in the industry in the wake of the Libor scandal. The parliamentary commission's repor...

20 Jun 2013 | 00:00

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Freshfields leads on £1bn Chinese buyout of UK yacht maker and hotel

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, White & Case and Addleshaw Goddard have advised on Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group's acquisitions of UK luxury yacht company Sunseeker International and a hotel development site in London for a combined value of...

20 Jun 2013 | 00:00

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DAC Beachcroft set for senior level cuts in London employment team

DAC Beachcroft has begun a redundancy consultation with senior members of its London employment and pensions practice, following a review concluding that the City team is overstaffed. The firm refused to confirm exactly how many are involved in the...

19 Jun 2013 | 16:19

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BLP offers 'pay-as-you-go' lawyers to expand Lawyers on Demand service

Berwin Leighton Paisner has beefed up its pioneering Lawyers on Demand business by adding a "pay-as-you-go" service, which will give clients access to legal help remotely to manage surges in workload.

19 Jun 2013 | 16:09

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CC turns to Norton Rose Fulbright for corporate insurance partner hire

Clifford Chance (CC) has sealed the hire of corporate insurance partner Ashley Prebble from Norton Rose Fulbright’s City arm. Prebble joined legacy Norton Rose in 2003 from Dechert’s London office, before making partner at the top 10 firm in 20...

19 Jun 2013 | 14:32

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Clydes recruits partner duo to launch fourth US base in Atlanta

Clyde & Co has opened a new office in Atlanta, marking the firm's fourth base in the US and 33rd office worldwide. The office will be headed up by civil litigation and dispute resolution partner Bob Fisher and risk partner James Chin, both of whom ...

19 Jun 2013 | 11:37

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Former Linklaters legal services supervisor faces fraud charge

A former Linklaters employee connected to a recent employment tribunal case is facing charges of defrauding the magic circle firm. Raza Kanval, 34, a former supervisor at Linklaters' London legal services centre, appeared at City of London Magistra...

19 Jun 2013 | 10:12

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A&O partner Asher parachuted in to lead Co-op rescue as new GC

Allen & Overy (A&O) global financial institutions head Alistair Asher is joining the Co-op as its new group general counsel as the troubled mutual sets out a £1.5bn rescue plan for its banking arm. Asher, who has spent more than 34 years at A&O, i...

18 Jun 2013 | 11:52

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DLA strikes deal with Mills & Reeve to take defendant insurance group

DLA Piper has sold off the remainder of its defendant insurance team after Mills & Reeve struck a deal to take the nine-strong Birmingham-based practice. The team, which is made up of partner Alan Jacobs, associate Felicity Ho, solicitor Jagjit Virdi,...

18 Jun 2013 | 10:49

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CMS network turns to German arm for new executive director

CMS has appointed a new executive director to lead the network's executive committee alongside executive chairman Cornelius Brandi. Matthias Lichtblau, who is currently the business development and communications director at CMS Germany, will take ove...

18 Jun 2013 | 10:32

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Taylor Wessing reviews 96 City secretary jobs with 26 set to go

Taylor Wessing is set to lay off 26 London secretaries in a review of its London secretarial support team. The cuts, first reported by RollOnFriday, will come in the firm's City base, where it has 96 secretaries.

18 Jun 2013 | 10:32

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Hogan Lovells turns to Herbert Smith for key tax hire

Hogan Lovells hired Rupert Shiers as head of its direct tax disputes practice. Shiers, who will start at Hogan Lovells on Monday 24 June, is top ranked in the UK by Chambers and Partners and joins the firm from Herbert Smith Freehills. Shiers has led ...

17 Jun 2013 | 14:39

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Budget gym chain acquisition hands roles to law firm trio

Hogan Lovells and Eversheds are among the firms that have landed key roles on an acquisition that has seen buyout house Phoenix Equity partners buy a majority stake in a low-cost gym operator. Phoenix, which also owns stakes in restaurant chain Busab...

17 Jun 2013 | 14:26

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